Empoli – Cagliari PREDICTIONS & BETTING TIPS

Posted on: December 13, 2016

Our football match prediction:

Empoli

Match Time & Date:

17/12/2016

14:00 GMT

Prediction: 1-0

Cagliari

Cagliari will be aiming to bounce back from a heavy 5-0 loss to Napoli when they face Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on Saturday afternoon. The Rossoblu are 11 points clear of bottom three, but they can’t afford any complacency in the game against Empoli. The Azzurri failed to score in three of their last four league games and they have been struggling at the back in recent weeks as well. Saturday’s football match is of big importance for Empoli, who are sitting in the danger zone in the Serie A standings, and we predict that the hosts will leave their hearts on the field. Cagliari are not considered good travellers and that is the main reason why home win should be considered in this one. In their last meeting at Stadio Carlo Castellani Cagliari rolled over Empoli, but we believe that there is a certain value in betting on the Azzurri this time out.

Cagliari will be aiming to bounce back from a heavy 5-0 loss to Napoli when they face Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on Saturday afternoon. The Rossoblu are 11 points clear of bottom three, but they can’t afford any complacency in the game against Empoli. The Azzurri failed to score in three of their last four league games and they have been struggling at the back in recent weeks as well. Saturday’s football match is of big importance for Empoli, who are sitting in the danger zone in the Serie A standings, and we predict that the hosts will leave their hearts on the field. Cagliari are not considered good travellers and that is the main reason why home win should be considered in this one. In their last meeting at Stadio Carlo Castellani Cagliari rolled over Empoli, but we believe that there is a certain value in betting on the Azzurri this time out.

Highlighted Player (Massimo Maccarone):

Massimo Maccarone is a product of AC Milan youth academy. The striker, however, did not play for the Rossoneri at senior level as he was sent on loan to Modena in 1998. In 2000 he signed a deal with Empoli and after spending two seasons at the club, he joined English outfit Middlesbrough on 9 July, 2002. The Italian attacker was producing fine displays with Boro and it has to be noted that he scored 24 goals in 80 appearances for the club from 2002 to 2007. In January 2007 he signed for Siena (free transfer and he scored 13 goals in 35 appearances for the club in the 2007/2008 Serie A campaign. Maccarone played for the likes of Palermo and Sampdoria as well and in 2012 he returned to Empoli. The Italian footballer plays as a striker, but he is also capable of playing as a winger. The experienced attacker was born in Galliate on 6 September, 1979. It has to be noted that Maccarone won the English League Cup with Middlesbrough in the 2003/2004 season. He participated in the 2005/2006 UEFA Cup final with Boro as well, but Sevilla proved to be a big catch for the English side back then (0-4).

Highlighted Team (Cagliari):

Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship. Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy. I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie. Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.

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